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Banks “Planning for Failure”—Living Wills as Resolution and Recovery Plans
This checklist looks at the case for banks to write “living wills,” documents that detail their structure and main assets to assist regulators and administrators to dismantle a bank in the event of its collapse. -
Basel II—Its Development and Aims
This checklist describes Basel II, and outlines its aims and purpose. -
Calculating Your Total Economic Capital
This checklist defines economic capital and explains how it is calculated. -
Comparative and International Financial Regulation
This checklist explores how the regulation of financial markets has become international in outlook. -
Derivatives Markets: Their Structure and Function
This checklist describes derivatives markets, their structure and function. -
Islamic Equity Funds
This checklist describes Islamic equity funds, where investors earn halal profits in strict conformity with the precepts of shariah. -
Key Islamic Banking Instruments and How They Work
This checklist provides an overview of Islamic banking instruments, such as murabaha, bai salam, istisna, ijara, and mudaraba. -
Key Principles of Islamic Finance
This checklist outlines the basics of Islamic finance, one of the fastest-growing areas in financial services. -
Merchant Banks: Their Structure and Function
This checklist describes merchant banks, what they do, and who can make use of their services. -
Possibilities for Shariah-Compliant Derivatives
This checklist describes Islamic financial services providers’ attempts to overcome issues with conventional derivatives through the use of shariah-compatible transactions. -
Retail Banks: Their Structure and Function
This checklist describes the structure and function of retail banks, what services they provide, and the factors to be considered when selecting one. In the United Kingdom retail banks are also known as high street banks. -
Sukuk: Islamic Bonds
This checklist describes sukuk, the shariah-compliant equivalent of interest-bearing fixed-income instruments. -
The Interbank Market: Its Structure and Function
This checklist defines the interbank market and outlines its structure and function. -
The Role of the Shariah Advisery Board in Islamic Finance
This checklist outlines the responsibilities of an Islamic bank’s advisory board to ensure that the bank’s activities conform to shariah law. -
Understanding Financial Scenario Analysis for Banking and Insurance Institutions
This checklist describes financial scenario analysis and how it is used to improve decision-making and investment planning.
Checklists
The Checklists section provides a comprehensive handbook of practical answers to the daily challenges of modern finance. Each checklist is a step-by-step guide to achieving the best results in areas including hedging interest rate risk, governance practices, project appraisal, estimating enterprise value, and managing credit ratings. Each checklist reflects current thinking and best practice, and includes a list of dos and don'ts as well as critical reflection on the topic at hand.
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